{{An index of global stocks nestled near record highs on Friday while gold celebrated its biggest one-day rise in nine months as markets wagered monetary policy would stay super loose in the United States, Europe and Japan for a long time to come.}}<\/p>\n
Investors had piled into bullion while selling U.S. government debt on the premise the Fed might be comfortable with higher inflation if it meant faster economic growth.<\/p>\n
Spot gold was enjoying the view at $1,315.00 an ounce having been as far as $1,321.70 at one stage on Thursday when it climbed 3.3 percent.<\/p>\n
Traders also said a major hedge fund had cut back a large short position in the precious metal which pushed prices above $1,300 an ounce and tripped a host of stop-loss buy orders.<\/p>\n
Stocks were in demand with MSCI’s all-country world index, which includes about 85 percent of global investable equities, passing its previous all-time high set in November 2007.<\/p>\n
Japan’s Nikkei ended steady after touching a fresh five-month peak, while the broader TOPIX brought its gains to more than 10 percent in just the past four weeks.<\/p>\n
“The good mood is still lingering,” said Kyoya Okazawa, head of global equities at BNP Paribas. “Not just foreign investors but also long-term domestic investors like pension funds have been buying as well.”<\/p>\n
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan ran out of steam, easing 0.4 percent on losses in South Korea and China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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